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“Being a political council, it means they do things for political reasons. Things like Robin Hood Energy, they just do it because they want to prove that a public-owned company is going to do a better job than a private company, and I just don’t think that’s in the interests of people in the city.

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“The council is investing money outside Nottingham, it’s should be focussed on Nottingham itself, they should be taking action for Nottingham and not just consistently raising parking fees.

“There are several policies that are not in the interests of the city itself, they are just doing these things for political reasons.

Francesco Lari is the founder of the Nottingham Independents (Image: Angela Ward)

“We’re not going to be connected with any political party in Westminster so our decisions are only going to be based on what’s best for Nottingham.”

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